After courting FN Trudeau hopefully gets to home base with FN today to seal their cooperation in opening up the north eliminating potential blockades and the usual antics. We all get what we want.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-afn-indigenous-aboriginal-people-1.3354747

"For Indigenous Peoples, life in Canada has not been — and is not today — easy, equitable or fair," said Trudeau in the House of Commons on Monday as he elaborated on his government's agenda.

"It's an agenda endorsed by Canadians, who on Oct. 19 gave our government a strong and clear mandate to make real change happen," Trudeau said.

"Canadians elected this government to do different things, and to do things differently."

Tuesday's agenda at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly includes the following events:

8:30 a.m. — Grand entry.

8:50 a.m.— Address by AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde.

9:10 a.m. — Address by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

12 p.m. — News conference by Perry Bellegarde.

Perry Bellegarde, the national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, has been calling on the Canadian government to close the gap in the quality of life between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians.

"First Nations and Canada share many priorities, all aimed at building a stronger country for all of us," said Bellegarde last Friday following the government's throne speech.

"My message is that First Nations are ready to move and we call on Canada to move with us."

Trudeau's Liberals have responded with an ambitious agenda that includes: